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Old 15-09-2008, 15:08
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Apparently it has fat busting / metabolism increasing properties...

How much do you have to drink to notice it working? 1 cup a day? 3 or 4 a day? 1 a week? i like the stuff but i think 2-3 a day is enough for me.

And is jasmine / oolong / pu erh the same as green tea?
And does it have to be proper chinese like that gunpowder tea or will twinings do?
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Old 15-09-2008, 15:51
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Yes, ive heard the green tea can help with slimming. I like it, and used to drink about 2 cups a day. You need to drink it daily for it to work, and i 'think' they recommend about 2 cups.

When i drank it regularly i did loose a few pounds, but who knows if it was the tea, or if it was due to other factors ?
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Old 15-09-2008, 16:10
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Yes, ive heard the green tea can help with slimming. I like it, and used to drink about 2 cups a day. You need to drink it daily for it to work, and i 'think' they recommend about 2 cups.

When i drank it regularly i did loose a few pounds, but who knows if it was the tea, or if it was due to other factors ?
yes i am sure i did as well, i lost about a stone in a month when i needed to fit into my wedding dress but i think the salads and gym helped more.

Right. tomorrow i will start drinking a cup of green tea in the morning and one in the evening (minimum) and see if i lose weight.

Does anyone know if its just green tea or does jasmine etc count? and that japanese rice tea?
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Old 15-09-2008, 16:15
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Think its just Green tea that increases the metabolism but I'm sure I read somewhere recently it should be 4-5 cups a day.

Found this:

http://www.colonhealth.net/weight_lo...ight_Loss.html

No clear answer though.
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Old 15-09-2008, 16:21
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Think its just Green tea that increases the metabolism but I'm sure I read somewhere recently it should be 4-5 cups a day.
thats still do-able for me.
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Old 16-09-2008, 08:47
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and does anyone know what the best / nicest green tea there is please?
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:21
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I tried a cup of green tea once. Never again, it was bloody horrible.
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Old 16-09-2008, 10:47
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and does anyone know what the best / nicest green tea there is please?
I am a self confessed green tea addict, I get through 8-10 cups per day, and my favourites are:

Pure:
Clipper
PG Tips
Tesco Finest

Flavoured:
Tetley Lemon
Twinings Jasmine
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Old 16-09-2008, 10:49
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Anyone tried white tea?
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Old 16-09-2008, 11:43
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I am a self confessed green tea addict, I get through 8-10 cups per day, and my favourites are:

Pure:
Clipper
PG Tips
Tesco Finest
and they are just as good as chinese?
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Old 16-09-2008, 12:11
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and they are just as good as chinese?
I personally think so, I find the Chinese versions a little too watery for my liking.
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Old 16-09-2008, 12:12
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Anyone tried white tea?
Yes, it's OK but not very flavoursome in my view.
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Old 16-09-2008, 12:12
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I tried a cup of green tea once. Never again, it was bloody horrible.
Agreed,it smelt like water from the fish tank. This was the Twinings one
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Old 17-09-2008, 00:12
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On my healthy days green tea tastes ambrosial, especially the jasmine variety.

On my toxic days it's a different story!

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Old 17-09-2008, 09:46
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Second only to wine, green tea is nectar from the Gods

Detox or no detox, can't do without my cuppas, and carry round 10 bags in a little tin just in case I am anywhere that doesn't do green tea (shame on them!) in which case I ask for a mug of hot water and do it myself.

Often have to do that on planes.
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Old 17-09-2008, 11:31
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I love Green Tea - I don't tend to drink it in the day very much but I love a cup in the evening before going to bed.
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Old 18-09-2008, 09:06
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On my healthy days green tea tastes ambrosial, especially the jasmine variety.

On my toxic days it's a different story!

what do you mean? do you mean like when your eating proper it tastes nice but when your shovelling a heart attack in a bun down your mouth it tastes rank?
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Old 18-09-2008, 09:58
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what do you mean? do you mean like when your eating proper it tastes nice but when your shovelling a heart attack in a bun down your mouth it tastes rank?


Kind of, DaisyB! If I've had just fish and chips I don't find green tea "goes", whereas if I've had sushi it tastes just right.

In the same way though, if I've had just green tea I don't feel so much like fish and chips, so it works both ways and in general I think green tea is a Very Good Thing and I've always felt healthier when drinking more of it.

And I would highly recommend jasmine flavoured green tea.

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Old 18-09-2008, 11:24
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Kind of, DaisyB! If I've had just fish and chips I don't find green tea "goes", whereas if I've had sushi it tastes just right.
ah yes - totally with you! A cup of builders is just right with F&C's but not so with sushi!
And I would highly recommend jasmine flavoured green tea.

ah, this is what i am trying to get to the bottom of. I have jasmine tea at home, but is it
a) tea made from jasmine
b) green tea with added jasmine
c) green tea flavoured with jasmine?

and the same for Oolong?
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Old 18-09-2008, 14:22
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and does anyone know what the best / nicest green tea there is please?
Green tes with Jasmine is good.
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